Chapter 149
H . R . P: Chapter 149: Sneaking Into the Mist Village
The boat traveled the sea for several days before reaching the Water Country .
The Country was far from the mainland and surrounded by the sea . It was mainly formed of several islands .
Because of its location and lack of communication with the outside world, exchanges with other countries relied on maritime trade .
That was the main source of income for the country as well . Because it was surrounded by fish-rich waters, many merchants bartered said fish with all sorts of other goods and necessities .
At any given time, dozens of other ships were sailing the sea around Jiraya’s .
Because there were just too many ships going in and out of the country, the Ninjas responsible of monitoring them were not too serious . They usually just glanced at them then let them pass .
Jiraya’s ship entered the Water Country’s territory, and Ryo could see the dense fog hidden land .
The ship docked at the port, with around fifty to sixty other ships docked around it . The shore was also very lively .
It was hard to believe that all of this was happening while a war was going on .
Jiraya led by example, and he and Ryo pretended to act like rich men, holding their bellies and marching arrogantly followed by their assistants, and they got off the boat .
Just after getting off, a few people with Mist Forehead Protectors surrounded them . Jiraya told Ryo not to move .
The ninjas came and acted very politely, talking with the two casually . As they thought that they were rich merchants, they were acting respectfully .
After these Ninjas left, Jiraya said to Ryo: “Most of the Ninjas patrolling here are Chunins, instructed to treat wealthy merchants politely . ”
“Why? Shouldn’t the businessmen be cautious facing Ninjas as they are carrying money?” Ryo did not understand .
“Dummy, these businessmen are the most important source of income for this country . In other words, they are the ones feeding the Ninjas . If one of these Chunins happen to offend a businessman with their bad attitude, it could cause huge losses to the Water Country .
Hearing Jiraya’s explanation, Ryo realized that in this country the Rich were bossing Ninjas around .
Civilians were the ones to become Ninjas, and the gap between classes kept this way going .
The purpose of this trip was to collect information from the Mist Village, so Jiraya’s method was indeed the best and most direct way to sneak in .
However, the Mist Village was heavily guarded . Ryo notices some sort of boundary all around it . If the two were to force their way in, they would definitely be discovered .
Not just Ryo noticed that, Jiraya, as a veteran intelligence collector, obviously knew about it . But he didn’t seem worried, wondering around the country with Ryo .
After making a big lap around, he seemed to learn some things . Then he took Ryo to the biggest hotel near the Mist Village .
Ryo also thought about that . After all, hotels are some of the best places to gather information, as they are filled with all kinds of people .
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However, he didn’t expect that they would just sit down in a room, with Jiraya ordering a full table of food .
“This is too much!” Ryo looked at the dishes on the table .
“What do you know? Just keep quiet and eat . It won’t be long before someone takes us into the Mist Village . ” Jiraya said to Ryo .
Ryo was a bit confused . But seeing that Jiraya was confident, he didn’t object again, and just took chopsticks and started eating .
Jiraya had ordered the most expensive dishes on the menu, and the water country, being rich in sea food, had great seafood dishes .
Ryo in his past life was from the north . In this life, he had eaten a lot of seafood in Konoha, but hadn’t tasted such good seafood ever since crossing to this world .
Jiraya let him eat, so he wasn’t about to act polite .
So many things have been ordered, things that are too expensive . The hotel owner was thrilled, as such good guests are rare .
Of course, the owner himself was no poor, being able to open such a large hotel .
This hotel actually had quite the reputation in the Water Country, as it was specialized in receiving distinguished guests . Nevertheless, such generous guests were still rare .
So, the hotel owner personally went upstairs, planning to say hello to the “businessmen” .
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“Knock Knock . . ” Jiraya looked at the feasting Ryo, signaling him to continue, and then said: “Please come in!”
The owner pushed the door and entered . He looked at the starving Ryo with surprise before looking away, before sitting in front of his two guests .
Ryo gave him a look full of distain, and the owner felt that Ryo was indeed no ordinary person .
“Hello and welcome my guests! I’m the owner of this hotel, Yamada Nagakyu . ” The owner greeted the two .
Jiraya looked back at him and squeezed out a smile; he said faintly: “Yamanada dono, I’m Sanfune . ”
“Oh Sanfune san, I don’t recognize the name, where are you from?” The owner proceeded to ask .
“I’m groom the Iron Country, and my fellow here is from the Rain Country . ”
Hearing the names of those countries, Yamada breathed a sigh of relief . Those countries were not in war with his, so they can make good deals in here .
The two continued to talk, about the Iron Country’s geographical location, customs, military politics, etc…
Everything Jiraya said was consistent with what Yamada knew about the Iron Country . So the latter went for one final question .
“Sanfune san, it is also said that during the 2nd world war, the General of the Land of Iron once defeated the legendary Hanzo of the Salamander, I don’t know if this is…”
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“HEY!” Jiraya put on a angry face and stood up saying: “I don’t know where you got such rumors . For a Samorai, pride is more important than life! Mifune sama lost to Hanzo, and never claimed otherwise . He just survived! You should not listen so such heinous rumors that insult Mifune sama’s reputation!”
Thinking that Jiraya was really angry, Yamada quickly said: “I’m sorry, Sanfune san! It’s just a thing I heard, please don’t be angry!”
Seeing Jiraya’s reaction and behavior, Yamada completely believed his identity .
After finally appeasing the “furious” Jiraya, Yamada quickly asked his about what he wanted to buy .
Jiraya didn’t hesitate to say that the purpose of this trip was to buy rare metals used to craft Kubikiribocho .
Yamada was stunned, he knew that this was a big customer, but he just didn’t expect him to be thing big .
He felt that this was an opportunity . He knew the metal used to forge that blade and that there were still some reserves of it in the Mist Village . He also knew that they wanted to sell some of them .
Thinking of that, Yamada quickly said: “Sanfune san, I know the right place for you to go . I can give you a referral to help you make this purchase . But the money…”
Jiraya put on a doubtful look, and stared at Yamada for quite some time . Then, he hesitantly took out a few bags and opened the smallest one .
Yamada had seen many gems during his lifetime, and at the 1st glace he could recognize that these were very valuable .
“After the perchase is complete, this will be yours . ” Jiraya acted a bit regretful .
Hearing that sentence, Yamada got all excited, and immediately promised insuring the success of this trade .
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